BattlEye & anti-beat on Arma server 3

BattlEye & anti-beat on Arma server 3

BattlEye protects your Arma 3 server against known scripts, injections and cheaters. This guide details the configuration of filters, RCon BattlEye, bans, whitelist and good practices for a public or competitive server.

Role of BattlEye

BattlEye runs on the server and client side. It scans forbidden processes, validates mission scripts and applies automatic kicks/bans according to your filters.

Access to BattlEye files

• Folder BattlEye/ at the root of the server
• BEServer_x64.cfg, RCon password, limits
• scripts.txt, remoteexec.txt, etc., filtering rules

Prerequisite

• Active Arma 3 server, start
• Never disable BattlEye in public production

Configure RCon BattlEye

1. Edit BEServer_x64.cfg : define RConPassword strong
2. Limit RConPort and allow admin IP only if possible
3. Use a RCon tool (BE RCon, BattleWarden) for live moderation
4. Useful commands: kick, ban, say, loadScripts

Script filters & remote exec

Life missions and frameworks run remote code. Add the exceptions documented by your mission in remoteexec.txt and scripts.txt Rather than disable BattlEye.

Bans & whitelist

• BE banks persistent in BattlEye/bans.txt
• Sync with your admin system (GitHub bankist, SQL database)
• Whitelist IP reserved for private events, advanced use

Mods & Signature

Unsigned or altered mods are rejected. See Workshop for a clean modlist. Avoid cracked customers, they don't pass BattlEye.

Monitoring

• BE Logs in BattlEye/, parse recurring kicks
• Correlation with Arma server logs (.rpt)
• Report exploits to the Bohemia community

Troubleshooting

• BE initialization failed, corrupted BE files, reinstall server
• Kick #xxx repeat , identify filter via BE kick code
• RCon inaccessible, port, password, firewall